Job Title: Commodity Buyer

Salary: £Excellent

Benefits: Early Finish Fridays, Pension, Parking, Employee Assist Program

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Banbury

Job Start date: ASAP

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week

We're supporting our client, a leading global automotive manufacturer based in Banbury, who are looking for a Commodity Buyer to join their growing team. The successful Commodity Buyer will have experience in an engineering/ manufacturing purchasing environment.

Responsibilities for Commodity Buyer:

* Undertake supplier selection and strategy to meet business and project requirements as requested.

* Identify business goals for cost improvement and continually strive to achieve or better that goal in a sustainable and measurable fashion.

* Manage selected customer nominated suppliers.

* Set and communicate supplier performance targets.

* Establish production supply agreements to be best in class in commercial terms.

* Develop and maintain commodity strategies for given commodities relevant to business goals.

* Fully support the engineering change management of supplied components and materials.

* Actively participate in continuous improvement processes - supplier quality, cost, innovation, delivery and management.

* Where necessary take on the closure of quality issues with suppliers, supporting the relevant quality engineer.

* Maintenance of Purchasing database, spends, budgets and suppliers.

* Take a leading role in coordinating the activities of stakeholders to meet business improvement objectives

* Manage all SAP related functions relevant to suppliers / commodity.

About You:

* CIPS membership or the appropriate business qualification. (desirable)

* At least 5 years in engineering / manufacturing purchasing environment, with experience and understanding of APQP, PPAP, TS-16949, cost tracking and quotation analysis.

* Cost improvement techniques and achievement.

* Positive contributor to new product launches.

* Computer literate - in particular excel.

* Highly developed in communication and influencing skills.

* Negotiation skills.

* Highly numerate.

* Ability to work independently or as part of a team.

* Full UK driving license and passport plus flexibility to travel when required across the UK and EU.

Job Application:

If you would like to be considered for the role of Commodity Buyer, please apply with your full CV - or call us now. Whilst this position may not be of interest to you or suit your skills and experience, please don't hesitate to get in contact with a member of the team at Willcox Matthews to understand how we can support you.

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